Do you love Christmas crafts as much as I do!? It seems that no matter how many I make, the following year I want to make more! Creating holiday crafts is one of my favorite holiday traditions and stringing together a fun garland is a fun way to add to the seasonal decor. In years past, I have made other festive garlands. I think this year's is my all time favorite. You know it is no secret that I love wood projects, and I am cheap. Last week, I showed you a scrap wood project as a gift Continue Reading
Light Up Your Life (with those Christmas lights-year round!)
Do you miss your Christmas lights? I love little twinkling lights. We use a lot of string lights or lamps to have soft light around our house. I've been wanting to show you this project for a while. Last year I wanted a different look for our Christmas mantel, but I still wanted to use lights. I came up with this lit garland, but it ended up staying up all winter. I loved it then, and I still do! So much so, that I still make it and have one available for you at the end of this post. To Continue Reading
Christmas Joy Sign Tutorial
I've got the joy, joy, joy joy, down in my heart Where? Down in my heart Where? Down in my heart to stay! Anyone remember that song? Ok, I will stop singing... for now :). It's Christmas time...how can our hearts not be full of joy? I know my little family has been sick which makes some days hard, but we are so blessed. We aren't in our new place yet, but we have been staying with the most wonderful new friends. It's been a transitioning time, and I am so thankful for the Continue Reading
DIY Embellished Chritsmas Stockings
We have never had matching stockings for Christmas. We sort of just added on new stockings each time our family grew. Some are felt but they all are crazy different colors as you can see in this post. As I thought about making new stockings verse buying, I landed on a mix of both. I would buy the stockings and then embellish. I found these pretty sweater type stockings for $12 each. I love the two different colors. The mix of a pop of color with a neutral was perfect for my embellishing idea. Continue Reading
Rustic Christmas Tree Tutorial
Disclosure: This post has affiliate links. It's almost the most wonderful time of year. I like to think everyday we get is a gift and can be the most wonderful time of year, but Christmas is special. I love the lights, color, spirit, meaning and joy that it brings. As we wait for a house, I have been busily getting back into crafting. I started with Christmas projects of course! Today, I am excited to share with you my rustic trees. I started with getting some basic supplies Continue Reading